704 THE DISEASES AND DISORDEES OP THE OX. 



ERYSIPELAS. 



(i.) Draught — 



Tincture of perchloride of iron, one and a half fluid ounce. 

 Spirit of chloroform, half a fluid ounce. 

 Water, a sufficient quantity. 

 This draught may be given at intervals of four hours, 

 (ii.) Draught — 



Tincture of aconite (V. P.), forty minims. 

 Chlorate of potassium, three drachms. 

 Water, a suflBcient quantity. 

 This draught may be given at intervals of six hours. 



ERYTHEMA CHRONICA. 

 Draught — 



Liquor arsenicalis, three fluid drachms. 

 Bicarbonate of potassium, one ounce. 

 Water, a pint. 

 This draught may be given twice daily after food. The treatment of chronic 

 erythema should be commenced by the administration of a laxative. 



ERYTHEMA MAMMILLARUM. {See Scarlet Fever, p. 329, &c.) 



When this affection breaks out, it is necessary to remove the calf, and to apply 

 boric acid lotion locally. In the first instance, a laxative draught should be 

 administered. The following ointment will be found to be highly efficient, 

 especially in cases when the pain and the inflammation are considerable. 



Ointment — 



Extract of belladonna, one part. 



Boric acid, two parts. 



Carbolic acid, half a fluid part. 



Benzoated lard, thirteen parts. 

 Some persons might prefer the ordinary ointment of boric acid, as it is, 

 perhaps, equally effectual and" made very simply, viz., as follows : — Melt four 

 parts of soft paraffin and two parts of hard paraffin together, and add one part 

 of boric acid in fine powder, distributing it over the surface of the liquid by 

 passing it through a sieve. Then stir the mixture constantly until it is cold. 



EYE. 



(a.) Contractor of Pupil of . 

 Lotion — 



Sulphate or salicylate of eserine, one to two grains. 

 Water, one fluid ounce. 

 (Jj.) Dilator of Pupil of . 

 Lotion — 



Sulphate of atropine, two to four grains. 

 Water, one fluid ounce. 



FALLING OF THE WOMB. 

 Draught — 



Tincture of opium, two fluid ounces. 

 Spirit of chloroform, one fluid ounce. 

 Water, a sufficient quantity. 

 This draught may be given once or twice. The womb should be dressed with 

 antiseptic lotion, and replaced before tjie medicine is given. 



